Lucala climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lucala?

Lucala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 930 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lucala?

The hottest day measured in Lucala between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1947, reaching 35.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lucala?

The coldest day measured in Lucala between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lucala?

Almost never: Lucala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Lucala warmed?

Yes: Lucala warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lucala?

The wettest day measured in Lucala between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1948, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lucala?

The windiest day measured in Lucala between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 2024, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lucala?

The warmest month in Lucala is February (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lucala?

Lucala receives on average 930 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lucala?

Lucala gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lucala (Angola) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 930 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is February (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Lucala averages 0 frost days, 101 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.

Lucala has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 9 August 1947) and the coldest 8.3 °C (on 18 July 1950).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

LucalaCuanza Norte Province

coords: -9.27°, 15.25°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

22.3°C

Average daily high

28.6°C

Average daily low

18.2°C

Annual rainfall

930mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

12.0km/h

Seasonal range

2.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

101 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

140 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.2 °C

Average feels-like low

20.1 °C

Average peak gust

31.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

72 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

35.7 °C

9 August 1947

Coldest day

8.3 °C

18 July 1950

Wettest day

204 mm

11 December 1948

Windiest day

23.6 km/h

11 June 2024

Strongest gust

63.7 km/h

9 April 1991

Hottest feels-like

40.0 °C

11 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

6.2 °C

18 July 1950

Sunniest day

12.3 h

17 November 1980

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.5 °C5 March 2025	13.6 °C10 August 2025	22.7 °C	850 mm	125
2024	34.1 °C11 March 2024	14.0 °C31 July 2024	22.9 °C	1,464 mm	134
2023	33.6 °C2 February 2023	14.4 °C22 July 2023	22.7 °C	1,275 mm	98
2022	32.5 °C15 September 2022	14.2 °C14 June 2022	22.4 °C	991 mm	95
2021	34.7 °C9 October 2021	15.0 °C13 July 2021	23.1 °C	1,089 mm	140
2020	34.2 °C9 September 2020	13.7 °C20 July 2020	23.1 °C	982 mm	117
2019	32.8 °C21 March 2019	14.2 °C28 June 2019	23.1 °C	999 mm	95
2018	33.9 °C27 October 2018	14.7 °C2 August 2018	22.9 °C	1,112 mm	84
2017	33.0 °C12 May 2017	14.1 °C9 July 2017	22.9 °C	897 mm	107
2016	33.3 °C6 August 2016	13.4 °C28 July 2016	23.0 °C	1,204 mm	102
2015	35.1 °C14 September 2015	13.7 °C7 August 2015	22.5 °C	1,201 mm	71
2014	34.1 °C26 August 2014	12.8 °C8 July 2014	22.9 °C	949 mm	119
2013	34.2 °C30 July 2013	12.3 °C8 August 2013	22.7 °C	979 mm	110
2012	34.7 °C4 February 2012	12.8 °C20 July 2012	23.0 °C	811 mm	155
2011	33.6 °C5 June 2011	13.1 °C23 July 2011	22.6 °C	924 mm	107
2010	34.1 °C16 August 2010	13.3 °C29 June 2010	23.0 °C	912 mm	153
2009	34.1 °C28 July 2009	13.3 °C30 June 2009	22.9 °C	1,004 mm	136
2008	32.4 °C15 February 2008	11.9 °C6 July 2008	22.3 °C	892 mm	87
2007	33.3 °C12 May 2007	13.8 °C23 June 2007	22.1 °C	1,019 mm	54
2006	33.4 °C26 July 2006	13.1 °C5 August 2006	22.2 °C	1,053 mm	73
2005	32.5 °C24 July 2005	12.5 °C23 June 2005	22.1 °C	1,267 mm	47
2004	32.9 °C18 May 2004	13.3 °C12 July 2004	22.3 °C	1,164 mm	83
2003	33.8 °C21 May 2003	12.8 °C1 July 2003	22.8 °C	982 mm	106
2002	34.3 °C24 February 2002	13.5 °C30 June 2002	22.5 °C	1,186 mm	76
2001	33.5 °C8 July 2001	11.9 °C20 July 2001	22.6 °C	804 mm	141
2000	33.6 °C17 July 2000	13.4 °C16 July 2000	22.3 °C	878 mm	101
1999	34.0 °C15 August 1999	13.4 °C27 July 1999	22.5 °C	1,116 mm	96
1998	35.4 °C26 August 1998	14.6 °C18 June 1998	23.3 °C	951 mm	148
1997	34.7 °C6 August 1997	12.8 °C5 July 1997	22.7 °C	988 mm	146
1996	33.4 °C20 June 1996	12.1 °C17 July 1996	22.5 °C	761 mm	122
1995	34.1 °C9 August 1995	14.0 °C2 July 1995	22.5 °C	1,036 mm	90
1994	34.2 °C19 February 1994	13.2 °C30 June 1994	22.4 °C	1,240 mm	102
1993	34.8 °C14 August 1993	14.1 °C7 July 1993	22.8 °C	872 mm	129
1992	32.8 °C13 March 1992	11.7 °C23 July 1992	21.8 °C	987 mm	43
1991	33.7 °C14 August 1991	12.7 °C18 June 1991	22.4 °C	876 mm	93
1990	34.6 °C22 August 1990	13.0 °C28 June 1990	22.8 °C	982 mm	134
1989	34.2 °C17 August 1989	13.4 °C16 July 1989	22.6 °C	840 mm	137
1988	34.1 °C31 May 1988	13.9 °C19 July 1988	22.7 °C	1,157 mm	129
1987	34.6 °C27 February 1987	13.1 °C28 July 1987	23.0 °C	814 mm	155
1986	35.6 °C22 August 1986	12.7 °C8 August 1986	22.6 °C	753 mm	156
1985	35.2 °C6 March 1985	12.9 °C23 June 1985	22.7 °C	751 mm	154
1984	35.3 °C13 August 1984	13.8 °C6 July 1984	22.9 °C	982 mm	173
1983	34.4 °C24 August 1983	11.0 °C26 June 1983	22.5 °C	915 mm	126
1982	32.9 °C13 March 1982	12.7 °C25 July 1982	22.3 °C	585 mm	127
1981	34.9 °C18 April 1981	12.2 °C7 August 1981	23.2 °C	466 mm	216
1980	34.0 °C1 October 1980	12.3 °C1 July 1980	22.8 °C	661 mm	215
1979	33.0 °C6 June 1979	12.9 °C2 July 1979	22.7 °C	634 mm	136
1978	33.0 °C5 March 1978	13.1 °C21 July 1978	22.0 °C	478 mm	91
1977	32.6 °C21 May 1977	12.8 °C7 July 1977	22.0 °C	688 mm	48
1976	33.7 °C13 September 1976	11.0 °C8 July 1976	21.5 °C	937 mm	37
1975	32.3 °C12 March 1975	12.4 °C24 July 1975	21.7 °C	844 mm	45
1974	32.8 °C11 February 1974	11.3 °C16 June 1974	21.5 °C	730 mm	32
1973	31.9 °C22 July 1973	12.7 °C10 August 1973	22.0 °C	860 mm	49
1972	31.4 °C21 March 1972	11.2 °C29 June 1972	21.6 °C	1,191 mm	27
1971	32.0 °C27 May 1971	12.1 °C20 July 1971	21.5 °C	987 mm	30
1970	32.5 °C7 February 1970	13.5 °C2 July 1970	21.7 °C	1,167 mm	33
1969	31.9 °C4 March 1969	13.4 °C29 June 1969	21.9 °C	880 mm	44
1968	31.0 °C19 August 1968	12.0 °C20 June 1968	21.4 °C	1,041 mm	16
1967	31.2 °C21 August 1967	11.9 °C23 July 1967	21.6 °C	1,003 mm	9
1966	32.3 °C4 July 1966	12.8 °C29 July 1966	22.1 °C	1,115 mm	48
1965	31.8 °C29 July 1965	13.0 °C20 July 1965	21.7 °C	1,063 mm	30
1964	31.6 °C18 February 1964	9.7 °C3 August 1964	21.3 °C	924 mm	6
1963	31.6 °C25 September 1963	9.3 °C14 July 1963	21.7 °C	691 mm	20
1962	31.1 °C23 May 1962	12.4 °C2 July 1962	21.4 °C	952 mm	11
1961	32.3 °C21 August 1961	12.8 °C12 June 1961	21.3 °C	1,016 mm	7
1960	31.3 °C21 July 1960	11.1 °C22 June 1960	21.6 °C	1,444 mm	9
1959	31.0 °C1 July 1959	13.1 °C21 June 1959	21.8 °C	1,231 mm	17
1958	33.8 °C26 March 1958	10.3 °C26 June 1958	22.0 °C	543 mm	106
1957	34.2 °C18 March 1957	10.1 °C28 June 1957	22.0 °C	760 mm	89
1956	34.8 °C1 March 1956	10.7 °C30 July 1956	22.0 °C	497 mm	130
1955	33.7 °C13 March 1955	10.0 °C11 July 1955	21.9 °C	672 mm	125
1954	33.9 °C23 August 1954	9.7 °C28 July 1954	22.1 °C	941 mm	156
1953	32.5 °C19 July 1953	11.6 °C27 June 1953	21.9 °C	504 mm	51
1952	32.3 °C8 August 1952	12.0 °C14 July 1952	21.8 °C	1,290 mm	60
1951	33.7 °C29 July 1951	12.2 °C18 July 1951	21.9 °C	1,085 mm	64
1950	34.8 °C15 August 1950	8.3 °C18 July 1950	21.6 °C	1,276 mm	49
1949	33.3 °C9 August 1949	13.2 °C8 June 1949	21.9 °C	1,312 mm	31
1948	34.1 °C10 August 1948	12.7 °C20 July 1948	22.3 °C	1,283 mm	154
1947	35.7 °C9 August 1947	10.4 °C11 July 1947	22.7 °C	600 mm	216
1946	35.4 °C11 March 1946	11.0 °C21 July 1946	22.6 °C	562 mm	185
1945	33.9 °C24 July 1945	12.0 °C25 June 1945	22.4 °C	814 mm	141
1944	35.2 °C9 June 1944	12.4 °C31 July 1944	22.6 °C	660 mm	164
1943	35.3 °C12 August 1943	10.7 °C3 July 1943	22.1 °C	947 mm	146
1942	34.6 °C4 February 1942	11.9 °C16 July 1942	22.8 °C	618 mm	233
1941	34.7 °C14 July 1941	12.2 °C6 August 1941	23.3 °C	273 mm	300
1940	34.6 °C10 August 1940	12.2 °C18 June 1940	22.2 °C	851 mm	166

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.9 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

125 d/yr

+24

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

850 mm

-80 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.6 °C	-0.3 °C	50 mm	-23 mm
Feb	29.1 °C	+0.2 °C	67 mm	-10 mm
Mar	29.7 °C	+1.1 °C	142 mm	-21 mm
Apr	28.9 °C	+0.4 °C	229 mm	+48 mm
May	30.0 °C	+0.5 °C	60 mm	+25 mm
Jun	30.7 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	29.7 °C	+0.3 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Aug	26.9 °C	-2.0 °C	5 mm	+1 mm
Sep	28.1 °C	-0.9 °C	12 mm	-16 mm
Oct	28.8 °C	+0.6 °C	54 mm	-34 mm
Nov	28.7 °C	+1.4 °C	105 mm	-58 mm
Dec	28.5 °C	+1.2 °C	127 mm	+7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.5 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest day

13.6 °C

10 Aug 2025

Wettest day

29.0 mm

5 Dec 2025

Windiest day

18.7 km/h

24 May 2025

Strongest gust

51.1 km/h

27 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.8 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.0 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

17 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lucala?

Lucala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 930 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lucala?

The hottest day measured in Lucala between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1947, reaching 35.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lucala?

The coldest day measured in Lucala between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1950, at 8.3 °C.

Does it snow in Lucala?

Almost never: Lucala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Lucala warmed?

Yes: Lucala warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lucala?

The wettest day measured in Lucala between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1948, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lucala?

The windiest day measured in Lucala between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 2024, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lucala?

The warmest month in Lucala is February (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Lucala?

Lucala receives on average 930 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lucala?

Lucala gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lucala?

Yes: Lucala has on average 72 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lucala?

In Lucala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 11 March 2024, and the lowest was 6.2 °C on 18 July 1950.

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